News tagged with poor memory

People with serious mental illnesses can lose weight, study shows

People with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and major depression can lose weight and keep it off through a modified lifestyle intervention program, a National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded ...

Overweight and Obesity Mar 21, 2013 | not rated yet | 1

Helping dementia patients remember to eat well improves physical and mental health

A new analysis has found that a combination of methods that help patients with dementia remember proper eating habits can improve their physical health and lessen symptoms of depression. Published early online in the Journal of ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia Feb 28, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Memory and thought-process training show promise in managing breast cancer symptoms

A new Indiana University study is the first of its kind to show it may be possible to improve memory and thought process speed among breast cancer survivors.

Cancer Oct 03, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Monitoring brain activity during study can help predict test performance

(Medical Xpress)—Research at Sandia National Laboratories has shown that it's possible to predict how well people will remember information by monitoring their brain activity while they study.

Psychology & Psychiatry Sep 10, 2012 | 5 / 5 (4) | 0

Skin patch improves attention span in stroke patients

(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the UCL Institute of Neurology have found that giving the drug rotigotine as a skin patch can improve inattention in some stroke patients.

Neuroscience Jul 04, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Larger belly linked to memory problems in people with HIV

A larger waistline may be linked to an increased risk of decreased mental functioning in people infected with the AIDS virus HIV, according to research published in the February 14, 2012, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Neuroscience Feb 13, 2012 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Musical aptitude relates to reading ability

Auditory working memory and attention, for example the ability to hear and then remember instructions while completing a task, are a necessary part of musical ability. But musical ability is also related to verbal memory ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 17, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 2

The neuroscience of choosing: Can we understand how the brain makes decisions?

Although still a young field, research in "decision neuroscience" has exploded in the last decade, with scientists beginning to decipher what exactly is happening in our brains when we are making choices, whether big or small.

Neuroscience Sep 15, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1